Troy: The Demon Knight S2: - Nick Venom (best summer reads of all time .TXT) 📗

Episode One "Cursed"

A month had passed since the Blueway University Terrorist Attack. Blueway University was undergoing construction that would take two months to complete. The damage from the attack itself wouldn’t take more than a few weeks, but Ms. Dixon, the principal of the university, decided to boost up the security with a seven-foot fence, dedicated areas to check bags, and an entire wing for security. She was preparing for another terrorist incident.

The entire class was released for two months, all scattered to deal with their daily lives. However, a clump of them decided to stay together - to protect Troy. With Reid cursing him, Troy had turned into a cat, a personification of his courage. He couldn’t escape his new body, stuck in it. It was his new life.

 

 

***

Victoria, the middle child of the Ayers family, returned home after contacting several shops in downtown Blueway, some of them near the Landgate Theatre. None of them knew how to break the curse, some saying he would remain as a cat for his entire life. 

She shook her head, disappointed by the results of another day of searching. She opened the door, being welcomed in by Amanda and Kelly. They often stayed behind in the house to look over Troy, who rarely talked. His spirits were at the bottom of a bottomless pit. 

“How was it?” Victoria asked.

“Same as yesterday. Not a single peep. How was the searching?” Kelly asked, sitting at the dining room table. Amanda sat next to her, dressed in a pink tee-shirt and blue jeans. Kelly was dressed in a black tee and black jeans. Both girls wore sneakers, one black while the other was pink.

“Nothing again. They said they had never seen this before.” She pointed at Troy. “They don’t know how to break the curse.”

“Should we try another city? Maybe the capital?” Amanda chimed in.

Victoria nodded. “I’ll have to try it. We’ll go tomorrow morning. You girls will stay here.”

Kelly and Amanda shook their heads. “We can go with you.” They said simultaneously.

Victoria shook her head. “No, I’ve been thankful for all of your help this past month, but I can’t just rip you away for another month to deal with something that isn’t related to you. Your families will worry about you.” She closed the door behind her. 

“We can ask our parents for permission,” Amanda suggested. 

Victoria shook her head. “You’ll stay here and that's final. I could deal with Troy by myself.” 

“We can help.” Kelly insisted. 

“I said it’s final. I don’t want to rope the both of you into a family situation.” Victoria declared. The girls nodded, backing away. 

In reality, I could use their help, but… I have heard some bad rumors about the capital. I can’t afford to let them be injured or even killed. I’ll have to do this on my own. She thought to herself as she ventured farther into her house.

“What about Casper?” Troy asked, laying in one of the chairs in his cat form. He was a pure white fluffy kitten. 

Victoria raised an eyebrow before shaking his head. He looked up at her, staring at him with the adorableness of a white fluffy kitten. “Gone. I haven’t seen him since the incident. Most likely at his friend’s house. We’ll see him eventually.”

“What about Reid?” 

“Nothing new. Reid and Merlin have escaped. Nobody’s sure where they fled to.” Victoria responded.

“I’m still confused at why Merlin, the guy depicted as good in our textbooks, attacked us.” Kelly chimed in. “Shouldn’t he have saved us? Not trying to kill us?”

Victoria shrugged her shoulders. “I’m not sure. Merlin resided in the Neutral Zone. Not much news from that zone, aside from sightings of demons, enters this city. The Angel’s Riders have the best chance of finding out the truth about the situation. Anyway, for now, we’ll have to wait for any nuggets thrown to us.”

Kelly and Amanda nodded, glancing at Troy. Troy was resting on his seat wrapped around in a small ball. Without Troy realizing, he had become a sight for sore eyes. The girls enjoyed staring at his cat form, fascinated by his “cuteness.” 

Victoria glanced at the Saint Angelica window. The image of Saint Angelica sipping Holy Water from a bowl in Heaven’s Forest remained in her mind. What would Saint Angelica do in my position? One cursed brother and the other a runaway? What am I talking about? Saint Angelica gained unfathomable powers after sipping from the bowl. She could solve her problems at the flip of a bronze coin.

“Well,” Amanda started, trying to break the silence that formed over them. “The trip to Landgate Theatre was fun. The movie was not.”

“It wasn’t that bad. You’re just weak against horror and horror-adjacent movies.” Kelly teased. 

“Oh, you saw a horror movie?” Victoria asked, looking away from Saint Angelica. “What was it about?”

“A teen, an accomplice to many murders, tries to live a normal life but is sucked back into the world and has to kill or be killed. A lot of plot twists and death.” Kelly explained. “It was a good movie, not sure if there’ll be a sequel.”

Amanda shook her head. “I’m not watching the sequel if it’s made. I would rather watch the Eternity movie a hundred times than the Accomplice movie.” She said, remembering her time in the theatre, shouting her lungs out at every murder or gruesome part of the movie. The other girls laughed at her words, filling the room with their laughter. 

Victoria’s laughter descended into a smile after a few moments. She glanced at Troy who was awoken by their sudden laughter. “Did you enjoy the trip, Troy?”

“Yes,” He said, slightly devoid of emotion. Victoria couldn’t tell if he forced himself to say “yes” or if he meant it. 

“Well, that’s good. If everything works out and we break Troy’s curse, you should all go on another trip together.” She suggested.

“Why don’t you come with us?” Amanda asked. “It’ll be more fun with you around.”

“I agree,” Kelly added.

Victoria shrugged her shoulders. “Why not then. Whenever we can, we’ll go together on a trip.” She had an honest smile on, happy to be talking freely. The last few weeks had been stressful on her, who acted as the mediator until that role broke down before the terrorist attack. She was now the curse-breaker finder, but that role had more work than the mediator role ever did. 

A sudden knock on the door pulled their attention away from the conversation. “Were you expecting anybody?” Amanda asked.

Victoria shook her head. “Maybe it’s Mister Haze…?” She stood up from her chair, inching towards the door. The person on the other side of the door knocked again, spooking Amanda. 

The knock didn’t spook Victoria as she continued forward, grabbing the doorknob. She opened the door.

 

TBC… 

 

Author’s Note: Accomplice and Eternity are series I’ve created. When the characters talk about an Accomplice movie, it’s about the first season and my plans for the future season thrown in for good measure. Both series were mentioned in the first season as an easter egg.

Episode Two "An Inch of the Past"

Victoria opened the door, revealing a teenager around Troy’s age. He had dark blue hair that was long, stopping at his waist. One long strand of hair was white, sticking out like a sore thumb. 

He was dressed in a black blazer with a white tee under it. His jeans, which used to be blue, now faded to a dirty gray. He wore bright pink sneakers, ruining his dark color fashion.

In his hand was his weapon, a round bamboo and metal mixed shield. The teen noticed where Victoria’s gaze lingered, glancing at his shield. “Don’t worry, I’m not here to use it against you. Do you happen to know where Troy Ridge is?”

Troy Ridge? Does he mean my Troy? She shook her head. “Nobody with the last name of Ridge here.” She glanced at Troy who was staring at her. His cat eyes seemed horrified at the voice. “What do you want?” She asked the teen.

“You’re right, Troy Ridge no longer exists. Okay, can I talk with Troy Ravager then?”

What is he talking about? She thought. She grabbed at her rapier, Cometcutter, her hand gripping onto it. “I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”

The teen shook his head. “I can’t leave without talking to Troy Ayers. I have something important to tell him. My name is Frost Szin.”

Victoria glanced at Troy who, by this time, had gotten off the table and was approaching the front door. However, it would take him a while since his kitten legs didn’t move fast.

Once he reached the door, he looked up at Victoria. “You know him?” She asked. He nodded his cute kitten head. She then turned back to face Frost. She beckoned him inside, closing the door after him.

Frost entered the room, glancing at Amanda and Kelly in the kitchen. They both had their hands on their weapons. “You can calm down, I’m not here to hurt any of you. Just to talk with Troy.” He looked down at Troy in his cat form. “Cursed?”

Victoria snapped her head to him. “Do you know how to break the curse?”

“Do you know where the caster is?” He asked. She shook her head disappointingly. “Then I can’t,” Frost said, looking around the antique house. “Well, this was a surprise to see you like a cat, but I still need to talk to you.”

Troy glanced at Victoria. “I don’t trust him, but if you do then go ahead. Head up to your room and discuss manly things or something.” She told him, shooing him away. Troy nodded, being picked up by the neck by Frost.

“Well, with that, it's time to go discuss manly things.” He turned towards the stairs, walking up to them before stopping. He then turned around and stared at Victoria. “Where is his room?”

“Upstairs, farthest room from the stairs.” She said. Frost thanked her before carrying Troy to his room. 

“Who is he?” Amanda asked once Frost was gone. “An old friend of Troy?”

“No idea. Never saw him before.” She turned to Amanda and Kelly. “Be prepared at a minute’s notice in case something happens to Troy. I won’t trust that kid until he proves it to me he’s trustful” They nodded their heads.

***

Frost laid Troy on the bed, sitting on a nearby stool. He faced Troy, staring into his kitten eyes. “Who cursed you? Was it a high-level magician or a mage?” 

“Merlin. Reid.” Troy responded.

“ Reid? Reid is the disciple working under Merlin Hell… Hmmm, that’s strange. The last time I heard of Merlin Hell creating chaos was in Asher, not here.”

“Can you help me?” Troy asked.

Frost shook his head. “Like I told your sister, I can’t help you. Unless I can get the caster and kill them, you’ll be stuck like this.”

Troy nodded, sitting on his back legs. “Why are you here?”

A toothy smile sprawled along Frost’s face. “To check up on you - making sure you haven’t ruined another family. However, it appears that I was too late.” He chuckled.

Troy glared at him, which looked weird as he was a cat. 

“Sorry, I hit a